School governance – looking forward to 2022

The hard and important work of governance requires unrelenting dedication to support schools as the challenges keep coming, just when you think the...

The green mile, why driving the environmental agenda as a Board matters

With the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in its 26th round, we don’t have the time to wait for Governments to lead this agenda. There is...

Are schools a vector for hope post Covid?

With Covid still casting a long shadow across our schools we reflect on where we are now and what we need to be alert to as the new academic year...

An extraordinary year in education

For boards looking back at what has been learnt from the past 16 months, reflecting on the here and now and preparing for the academic year ahead are...

Building back the business of Governance

As restrictions are ending what will be the new challenges ahead and how will they be approached and considered?

Building bridges

Schools boards will need to monitor the work of their schools as they reconnect with students, staff, parents and the wider community – a bridge...

Back to the future

Tempting as it may have been to re-publish our blogs from the first lockdown, as much of the advice still applies, it only seems right to consider...

Governance in a pandemic – time to start learning the lessons?

Nine months into the current challenges, is it time to start reflecting on what went well and what could have been better or are we still in survival...

School Governance being stress tested like never before

As we ride the second Covid wave how are you faring – fighting fires or finding a pathway through all the challenges?

Steadying the Governance ship as we navigate the turbulent waters of the Autumn term

As the business of governance resumes this term we look at diversity, clerking and finance PLUS the ‘return of Ofsted’!